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Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study ...
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Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas
Jul 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions.
Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
Oct 01, 2009 |
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With more than 2 million cows on 68,000 farms, Missouri is the third-largest beef producer in the nation. Due to rising feed prices, farmers are struggling to provide feed for the cows that contribute more ...
New gene may offer clues to infertility in both cows and women
Oct 29, 2007 |
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A newly identified gene that controls embryo development in cows may someday offer clues into the cause of infertility in women.
Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets
Jun 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp - dairy cows' contribution ...
Ancient pygmy sea cow discovered
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a Middle Eocene (48.6-37.2 million years ago) sea cow fossil by McGill University professor Karen Samonds has culminated in the naming of a new species. This primitive "dugong" ...
Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...
PETA offers $1 million for fake meat
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Apr 22, 2008 |
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights group based in Virginia, is offering a $1 million prize for meat produced in a laboratory.
Cow infections could provide clue to preventing infertility in women
Oct 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, London, have made a significant breakthrough in their understanding of how infection of the uterus damages fertility in cows. Their findings, which show that common uterine infections ...
Rare publishing achievement for student provides new insights into the fossil record of whales
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Nov 19, 2008 |
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It is extremely unusual for a student to have their work accepted for publication in a prestigious scientific journal. However, Felix Marx, a fourth year student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the ...
USDA approves shot for cows aimed at E. coli
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Minnesota company has won federal approval to become the first in the U.S. to market an E. coli vaccine for cattle, a new weapon against a foodborne disease that can cause serious illness in people and even death.
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